Tourist cabinet stool



June 5, 1951 R, H, NELSON 2,555,988

TOURIST CABINET STOOL Filed Aug. l2, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 n n um' iMmm?,

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- TOURIST CABINET sTooL Filed Aug. 12, 194e 2 sheets-sheet 2 W mfg@lPatented June 5, 1951` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOURIST CABINETSTOOL Rose H. Nelson, Sacramento, Calif.

Application August 12, 1946, Serial No. 689,969 1 claim. (c1. 31e- 235)The present invention relates to a convertible baggage carrier of a typeadapted for use by tourists, and more particularly pertains to a cabinetwhich may serve as a means for encasing wearing apparel and the like,and which may also be opened to serve as a dresser. A more detailedobject of the invention is to provide a slidable member in associationwith the cabinet, which may be withdrawn to an extended position andserve as a. seat.

A still further object of the invention is to provide novel graspingmeans for manually withdrawing the slidable member from the cabinetassembly.

Other objects and features of the invention will be apparent uponconsideration of the accompanying drawings and the following descriptionwherein an exemplary embodiment of the invention is disclosed.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective View of the cabinet embodying the inventionillustrating all of the parts in a closed position.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of theA cabinet on the sectionline 2--2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view showing the seat in an extended anderected position.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View illustrating the manner in which thecabinet may serve as a dresser.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional View taken through the uppercompartment on the line 5--5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the folded seat assembly.

The invention relates to a tourist cabinet and seat combination whichserves as a trunk within which various items of wearing apparel and thelike may be stored during transit. The cabinet structural arrangementincludes a slidable member which may be withdrawn from a position withinthe cabinet to serve as a seat. The top cover of the cabinet is hingedand provided with a mirror on the inner face whereby the device mayserve as a dresser.

The cabinet is substantially rectangular in shape and may be formed ofany suitable material such as metal, plastic or wood. The top portion ofthe cabinet is adapted to provide a relatively large compartment I9within which hats, caps and the like may be stored. Immediately belowthe compartment i!) a cosmetic drawer II is provided which is adapted tobe mounted in a conventional manner so as to slide outwardly and exposea plurality of comfil) partments therein. This drawer carries aplurality of partitions (not shown) within which cosmetics,handkerchiefs, stockings, medicines and the like, may be arranged. 'Ihedrawer Il is provided with recessed hand grips, las illustrated, wherebythe drawer may be withdrawn from a closed position. The drawer lI isadapted to slide in suitably shaped grooves in the side walls asillustrated in Fig. 5. The compartment I0 is separated from the drawerII by a bottom member 4.

A plate-shaped slide member I2 is mounted below the drawer II and isadapted forsliding movement in the side walls of the cabinet asillustrated in Fig. 5. The slide member I2 is adapted to serve as a seatin the extended position, and for this purpose a plurality of legs 20are provided. The legs .2are connected at their upper ends byreinforcing bar I9, as shown in Fig. 4, and the leg assembly is hingedto the underside of the member l2 by means of a plurality of hinges, oneof which is shown at 9. The hinge structure is such that when the legsare unfolded from the horizontal position, the upper ends of the legs2|] and the reinforcing bar I9 will prevent further outward swinging ofthe legs and thereby provide an adequate support for the member I2, whenit is used as a seat. The legs 2B may be folded to lie under the memberI2 and the entire seat structure may then be pushed into the cabinet. Itis for this purpose that the grooves in the side walls of the cabinetare large enough to accommodate both the plate member I2 and legs 20.The inner end of the seat portion I2 is provided with a cross bar 2l asshown in Fig. 6. This bar has a thickness substantially equal to thethickness of the legs 20. The bar 2| accordingly supports the inner endof the plate I2 when it is in extended position. The bar 2| is attachedto the under side of the seat I2 and is spaced at 2Ia from the ends ofthe legs 20 when they are in folded position.

A further drawer I3 is provided below the seat member I2. The drawer I3is adapted for occommodating lingerie, slips, and the like. The drawerI3 is mounted for sliding movement in suitably arranged grooves in theside walls of the cabinet. This drawer may be provided with a slot 8,whereby the drawer may be grasped and conveniently withdrawn from theclosed position. This slot 3 also permits the finger tips to beintroduced therethrough and engage a recessed hand grip 3 in thereinforcing bar I9. This recess 3 will be arranged under the seat I2when the seat assembly is in a folded and closed position.

Another drawer I4 is mounted below the drawer I3, and this drawer isdesigned to accommodate shirts, underwear, pajamas, sweaters, and thelike. The drawer I4 is provided with hand grips as illustrated in Figsland 4, whereby the drawer I4 may be manipulated to an open position.

The `compar'tr'nent I0 is closed by a hinged cover I5 which is adaptedto swing to a substantially vertical position as shown in Fig. fl. Thehinged cover I5 may be provided Awith Aa collapsible hand grip 6, asshown in Fig. 1. The cover I 5 may be secured in closed position in anysuitable manner. Y The hinged cover T5 carries a mirror I6 on the innerface thereof, of such dimensions as to substantially cover the innerface of the lid I5. The mirro'r lIS may be securedto the lid I5 by meansof screws or 4,the like. The mirror I6 is of such dimensions as to liewithin the compartment YI0 when the lid 1541s closed, whereby the mirroris vprotected during transit. The mirror is so arranged that when thehinged member is in open position, Vthewmirrror will serve as areflecting surface for the-head and shoulder portions vof a personseated on the member I2.

s The `upper compartment I is provided with ya plurality of bags I1,which may be 'formed oi any suitable flexible material attached to theside walls of the cabinet. The bags I'I are adapted to lreceive `hairnetsyhead wrappings, gloves, and the like, or any articles of clothingwhich may be readily folded without the disadvantages of irregularcreasing. 'lfhe rear wall of the compartment I0 is provided with aplurality of resilient straps I8 which may be attached to the rear wallin any suitable manner. The straps iI8 may be formed of rubber tape orthe like. The straps I8 will then serve to retain various items requiredduring travelling, valong the rear wall of the chamber I9. s

While the invention has been Vshown and described with reference tospeciiic structural de- 4 tails, it will be appreciated that variouschanges may be made in the cabinet structure. Various modications may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as setforth in the appended claim.

I claim:

A cabinet assembly comprising, two spaced side walls, a rear walljoining said side walls, a front wall joining said side walls, said sidewalls 'each having a 'groove therein, a plate 4member slidable in thegrooves of said side walls and wthdrawable from a position within thecabinet, a pair of legs, a reinforcing bar connecting end portionso'f'vsaid legs, hinges pivotally connecting the legs to an underside ofsaid plate member whereby' th legs and the bar may be hinged to liealong the under face of the plate member, said grooves in the sidewallshaving a vertical di'ensioi slightly greater than combined thickness ofsaid plate member and one of said legs so that said grooves -slidablyaccommodate said legs, said reinforcing ba-r having a vvslot in theouter face thereof, 'a drawer mounted "for sliding movement on ythe sidewalls below said plate member, a front closure-forming panel of Vsaiddrawer having a 4Tslot extending into its upper 'edge in alignment'withtheslot inrsaid reinforcing bar.

YRGJSE H. NELSON.

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